MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, TEST APPARATUS, TEST SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE TEST APPARATUS

摘要

A test apparatus is provided for rapidly detecting abnormal loading of a microfluidic device, and unloading the abnormally-loaded microfluidic device, thereby preventing contamination of the test apparatus by a sample and degradation in reliability of test results. A test system including the test apparatus and a control method for the test apparatus are also provided. The test apparatus includes an optical sensor to photograph an image at a position corresponding to the microfluidic device, and a controller to detect a pattern formed on a surface of the microfluidic device based on the photographed image to determine whether characteristics of the detected pattern are identical to characteristics of a pre-stored pattern, and to determine whether the microfluidic device has not been normally loaded, when the characteristics of the detected pattern are different from the characteristics of the pre-stored pattern.

主权项

1. A test apparatus for testing a sample received in a microfluidic device, comprising:
an optical sensor configured to photograph an image at a position corresponding to the microfluidic device; and a controller configured to detect a pattern formed on a surface of the microfluidic device based on the photographed image, and to determine whether characteristics of the detected pattern are identical to characteristics of a pre-stored pattern, and to determine that the microfluidic device has not been normally loaded, when the characteristics of the detected pattern are different from the characteristics of the pre-stored pattern.